Hypothermia
Symptoms:
Treatment:
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Symptoms:
- Body temperature is under 100.5 degrees
- Depressed or unconscious
- Shivering
- Shallow respiration
- Irregular heart rhythms (cardiac arrhythia)
- Slow heart rate or low blood pressure
Treatment:
- Seek immediate veterinary care
- Get your pet into a warm environment
- Wrap in warm towels or blankets and surround your pet with
warm water bottles. *Wrap the warm water bottles in towels
before placing them near your pet. Remove water bottles when
they lose their warmth. - Take your pet's temperature regularly. Normal range 100.5-
102.5 degrees.
Disclaimer: Vista Animal Hospital makes sincere efforts to ensure the
accuracy of information posted on this website. VAH cannot and will
not be held responsible or liable for errors, inaccuracies or improper
use of information by the reader. Readers who rely on the information
contained on this web site or on other web sites accessed from this one
do so at their own risk and are advised to consult with their veterinarian
before acting on it.
*For More Information Please Contact Your Vet!*
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